Sherlock Holmes Treasure Hunt

By Aleksandra Kurbatova 

Visit the websites below and answer the questions:

1) http://www.sherlockholmes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=52:history&catid=38:menudata&Itemid=64

What is the name of the first Sherlock Holmes story? When was it written?

Who is Dr. Joseph Bell? Did Arthur Conan-Doyle know him?

Does Sherlock Holmes tell his stories by himself?

2) http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/arthur-conan-doyles-original-sherlock-holmes-notes-go-on-display-9799522.html?origin=internalSearch

What is the original title of the story "A Study in Scarlet"? Why did the author change it?

3) http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/sherlock-holmes-mystery-solved-actor-who-first-said-elementary-to-dr-watson-is-caught-on-film-9771259.html?origin=internalSearch

Why is finding the missing silent movie about Sherlock Holmes considered to be significant?

Who is William Gillette and what is he famous for?

4) http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/may/20/museum-of-london-sherlock-holmes-exhibition

What will the exhibition in the Museum of London display?

What, in your opinion, inspired people to create the house of a never-existed person?

5) http://www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/

What is the exact address of Sherlock Holmes?

Does the museum work on weekends? What are the opening hours of the museum?

How much does it cost to get there?

6) http://www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/groups/index.html

Is photography and video filming permitted in the Sherlock Holmes museum?

How long does the visit last?

What is the maximum size for a group?

7) http://www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/video.html

Who is the man inside the house?

How do you like the museum? What can you see there? What do you like the most?

What can you buy in the museum shop?
Would you like to visit the museum?